Commissioner Moves
Out: Clive Edwards, Head of Commissioning, TV Current Affairs, BBC
Clive Edwards is leaving his role as Head of Commissioning for TV Current Affairs at the BBC. Source: Realscreen
Up: Jill Dickerson, SVP Programming and Development, OWN
Jill Dickerson has been promoted to the role of Senior Vice President of Programming and Development at OWN. She served as Vice President of programming and development at OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network since 2009, is a highly respected television executive and producer who has helped launch and oversee a slate of successful programs at the […]
Up: Howard Lee, GM Discovery Life Channel
Howard Lee has been promoted to the role of General Manager of Discovery Life Channel, in addition to his role as Executive Vice President of Development and Production at TLC. He reports to Nancy Daniels, Executive Vice President and General Manager, TLC. Source: Realscreen
Up: Rich Ross, Group President, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Science Channel
Rich Ross has been promoted to the role of Group President of Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and Science Channel. Source: Realscreen
Out: Jon Sechrist, VP Production and Development, Discovery Networks International
Jon Sechrist is leaving his post as Vice President for Production and Development at Discovery Networks International, to take up a new appointment overseeing development at Betty’s new NYC office. Source: Broadcast
In: Alisa Pomeroy, Documentaries Commissioning Editor, Channel 4
Alisa Pomeroy has been appointed as Documentaries Commissioning Editor at Channel 4, reporting to Head of Documentaries Nick Mirsky. She has directed a number of standout single films and directed the first three series of the critically-acclaimed 24 Hours in Police Custody – for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Best Director of Factual. […]
Out: Ed Sayer, VP Commissioning, National Geographic Channels International
Ed Sayer is leaving his post as Vice President Commissioning at National Geographic Channels in London, to take up a post at Discovery Networks International. Source: Broadcast
In: Ed Sayer, VP Production and Development, Factual, Discovery Networks International
Ed Sayer has been appointed as Vice President of Production and Development, Factual at Discovery Networks International, based in London, reporting to Phil Craig, EVP and Chief Creative Officer. Source: Multichannel News
In: Jamie Balment, Documentary Commissioning Editor, BBC
Jamie Balment has been appointed as Commissioning Editor for Documentary, at the BBC, reporting to Patrick Holland. Source: C21 Media
In: Danny Horan, Documentary Commissioning Editor, BBC
Danny Horan has been appointed as Commissioning Editor for Documentary, at the BBC, reporting to Patrick Holland. Source: C21 Media
In: Susanne Daniels, Vice President Originals, YouTube
Susanne Daniels has been appointed as Vice President of Originals at YouTube, reporting to Robert Kyncl, Head of Content. Read more: Realscreen
In: Sean Doyle, Commissioning Editor, Factual, Channel 5
Sean Doyle has been appointed as Commissioning Editor for Factual at Channel 5, reporting to Ben Frow, Director of Programming. Read more: Realscreen
In: Benny Reuven, VP Development, Oxygen Media
Benny Reuven has been appointed as Vice President of Development at Oxygen Media, based in Los Angles, and reporting to Cori Abraham, Senior Vice President of Development & International. He is charged with continuing to develop real lifestyle programming that speaks to the passions and interests of the network’s young multicultural female audience. Reuven joins […]
Up: Maitee Cueva, SVP Programming and Development, OWN
Maitee Cueva has been promoted to the role of Senior Vice President of Development at OWN, with special responsibility for the Saturday night schedule. Source: Realscreen
Out: Emma Cooper, Commissioning Editor, Documentaries, Channel 4
Emma Cooper is leaving her role of Commissioning Editor for Documentaries at Channel 4 to take up the post of Creative Director at Pulse. Source: Broadcast
In: Sarah Lazenby, Entertainment Editor, Channel 4
Sarah Lazenby has been appointed to the post of Entertainment Editor at Channel 4 Sarah joins from CPL where she most recently executive produced the Game of Thrones HBO World Premiere and live entertainment chat show Thronecast for Sky Atlantic. Previous credits as Executive Producer at NERD include entertainment programming in both the UK and […]
In: Craig Hunter, Commissioning Editor, Natural History & Specialist Factual, BBC
Craig Hunter has been appointed as Commissioning Editor, Commissioning Editor, Natural History and Specialist Factual, at the BBC, with special responsibility for commissioning content from Scottish indies. Source: Realscreen
In: Catherine Catton, Commissioning Editor, Formats & Features, BBC
Catherine Catton has been appointed as Commissioning Editor, Formats and Features, at the BBC, reporting to Alison Kirkham. Source: Realscreen
In: Rachel Morgan, Commissioning Editor, Specialist Factual, BBC
Rachel Morgan has been appointed as Commissioning Editor, Specialist Factual at the BBC. Source: Realscreen
In: Ben Caudell, Head of Entertainment, Channel 4
Ben Caudell has been appointed as Head of Entertainment at Channel 4. This appointment follows the news last month that the entertainment team will report into Liam Humphreys as part of a combined Factual Entertainment team. Ben was previously responsible for executive producing Objective’s scripted comedy programmes including Toast of London, Peep Show and BBC […]
In: Patrick Holland, Head of Documentary Commissioning, BBC
Patrick Holland has been appointed as Head of Documentaries at the BBC, reporting to Alison Kirkham, Interim Factual Controller. Source: Broadcast
In: James Quinn, Entertainment and Factual Commissioner, Sky
James Quinn has been appointed as Entertainment and Factual Commissioner at Sky, reporting to Celia Taylor, Head of Unscripted. Source: Televisual
In: Shirley Jones, Entertainment and Factual Commissioner, Sky
Shirley Jones has been appointed as Entertainment and Factual Commissioner at Sky, reporting to Celia Taylor, Head of Unscripted. Source: Televisual
In: Simon Young, Commissioner, NGCI
Simon Young has been appointed as Commissioner at National Geographic Channels International, based in London and reporting to Hamish Mykura, EVP and Head of International Content. Source: Broadcast
Out: Michael Maniaci, Development Executive, CMT
Michael Maniaci is leaving his post as Development Executive at CMT. He will take up the role of Director of Programming and Development at DiGa, reporting to Tony DiSanto. Source: Realscreen
Out: Justin Gorman, Entertainment Commissioner, Channel 4
Justin Gorman is leaving his post as Head of Entertainment at Channel 4 the broadcaster after five years. Source: Broadcast
Time Out: Emma Swain, Controller Factual Commissioning, BBC
Emma Swain is to take a one year break from her position of BBC Controller Factual Commissioning, for a new role as BBC Television’s Director, Future Commissioning, Channels and Online. Emma will address the big questions facing BBC Television in the run-up to charter review and beyond: what kind of content will BBC Television be […]
In: Liz Gateley, EVP and Head of Programming, Lifetime
Liz Gateley has been appointed as Executive Vice President and Head of Programming at Lifetime, overseeing development, and reporting to Rob Sharenow, Executive Vice President and General Manager. Source: C21 Media
Up: Tom McDonald, Head of Natural History and Specialist Factual Formats, BBC
Tom McDonald has been appointed as Head of Natural History and Specialist Factual Formats at the BBC, reporting to Emma Swain, Controller, Factual Commissioning. Source: Broadcast
Out: Antonia Hurford-Jones, Channel Director, Sky Living
Antonia Hurford-Jones is leaving her role as Channel Director of Sky Living, as the channel moves away from commissioning original content. Source: Broadcast
Up: Dan McGolphin, Controller, BBC Daytime
Dan McGolpin has been appointed as Controller of BBC Daytime with responsibility for all daytime commissioning across BBC One and BBC Two, alongside The One Show and 6-7pm on BBC Two. He reports to Charlotte Moore, Controller, BBC1. McGolpin replaces former BBC Daytime Controller Damian Kavanagh, now Digital Controller, BBC Three. Currently Head of Planning […]
In: Simon Young, Commissioning Executive Producer, NGCI
Simon Young has been appointed as Commissioning Executive Producer at National Geographic Channels International’s (NGCI) global content hub, based in London and reporting to Hamish Mykura, Executive Vice President and Head of International Content for NGCI. Simon will work across a slate of series and single films which will air on National Geographic Channel in […]
In: Kirsty Hanson, Commissioning Executive, BBC Earth
Kirsty Hanson has been appointed as Commissioning Executive BBC Earth, based in London and reporting to Julie Swanston, Commissioning Vice President. Source: TBI Vision
Up: Lauren Frasca, The Weather Channel
Lauren Frasca has been promoted to the role of Vice President of Original Programming for The Weather Channel. In her new role, Frasca will oversee the day-to-day operations in the development, production, and scheduling of original programming for the network. She is based in New York, and continues to report to Michael Rubin, senior vice […]
Up: Helen Hawken, VP Factual Production and Development, Discovery Networks International
Helen Hawken has been promoted to the role of Vice President of Production and Development for Factual at Discovery Networks International, based in London and reporting to Phil Crag, EVP and Chief Creative Officer. Source: Realscreen
Up: Lauren Dolgen, Head of Reality Programming / EVP Series Development, MTV
Lauren Dolgen has been appointed as Head of Reality Programming and Executive Vice President of Series Development at MTV, based in Santa Monica and reporting to Susanne Daniels, President, MTV. Source: Pitzer College press release
In: Lynda McQuaid, Director of Content, TV3
Lynda McQuaid has been appointed as Director of Content at TV3 in Ireland. Source: Broadcast
Up: Elaine Frontain Bryant, EVP and Head of Programming, A&E
Elaine Frontain Bryant has been promoted to the role of Executive Vice President and Head of Programming at A&E, reporting to Robert Sharenow, EVP and GM at A&E and Lifetime. Read more: Realscreen
In: Martin Davidson, Head of Specialist Factual Commissioning, BBC
Martin Davidson has been appointed as Head of Specialist Factual Commissioning at the BBC, responsible for science, religion, business and history commissioning and reporting to Emma Swain, Controller, Factual Commissioning. Source: Broadcast
Out: James Hayes, Factual Commissioner, BBC
James Hayes is leaving his role as Factual Commissioner at the BBC at the end of March 2015. Source: Broadcast
In: Chris Rantamaki, SVP Production and Development, Discovery Channel
Chris Rantamaki has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Production and Development at Discovery Channel, based in Los Angeles and reporting to Denise Contis, Executive Vice President of Production and Development. Read more: Realscreen.com
In: Jay Davidson, Assistant Commissioner, BBC2 and BBC4
Jay Davidson has been appointed to the role of Assistant Commissioner, BBC2 and BBC4, at the BBC. Source: Broadcast
In: Sohail Shah, Assistant Commissioner, Entertainment, BBC
Sohail Shah has been appointed to the role of Assistant Commissioner, Entertainment at the BBC. Source: Broadcast
In: Adrian Padmore, Assistant Commissioner, Daytime, BBC
Adrian Padmore has been appointed to the role of Assistant Commissioner, Daytime at the BBC. Source: Broadcast
In: Fatima Salaria, Assistant Commissioner, Factual, BBC
Fatima Salaria has been appointed to the role of Assistant Commissioner, Factual at the BBC. Source: Broadcast
In: Richard Ackerman, Entertainment Commissioner, Sky
Richard Ackerman has been appointed as non-scripted Entertainment Commissioner across all channels at Sky, reporting to Celia Taylor, Head of Non-Sripted Commissioning. Source: Broadcast
In: Andie Beckerman, VP Alternative Development and Production, Syfy
Andie Beckerman has been appointed as Vice President of Alternative Development and Production at Syfy, reporting to Heather Olander, Senior Vice President of Alternative Development and Production. Read more: Realscreen
In: Isaac Densu, Commissioning Editor, Digital Shorts, Channel 4
Isaac Densu has been appointed to a newly created Commissioning Editor role for Channel 4’s digital Shorts channel. Reporting to Richard Davidson-Houston, Channel 4’s Head of All 4 and Digital Content, Isaac will be responsible for commissioning original Shorts for All 4, Channel 4’s new flagship digital proposition, due to launch soon. Channel 4’s Shorts […]
In: Michael Sorensen, VP Development and Production, Discovery Channel NYC
Michael Sorensen has been appointed as Vice President Development and Production at Discovery Channel, based in New York Read more: Realscreen
In: Matthew Kelly, VP Development and Production, Discovery Channel NYC
Matthew Kelly has been appointed as Vice President Development and Production at Discovery Channel, based in New York Read more: Realscreen
